Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Overnight crash in Peoria County leaves one dead
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Illinois State Police is investigating a fatal crash early Saturday morning in Peoria County. It happened just after 2 a.m. on westbound Highway 24 at Strube Road. ISP says for ...
Oct 15, 2022 (Copperas Creek Fire Protection District --Facebook)
Department on Aging reminds seniors Medicare Open Enrollment is underway
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Medicare Open Enrollment begins Saturday, October 15, and the Illinois Department On Aging is ready to help you navigate the process. Senior Health Insurance Program or "SHIP" Dir...
Oct 15, 2022 NEC Corporation of America / CC
Illinois State Police promotes Move Over Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Saturday, October 15 is Move Over Day nationwide, and the Illinois State Police is asking the public to take the law seriously. The Move Over Law has been in effect for more than ...
Oct 15, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Reditus Labs CEO Rossi jailed in Knox County
GALESBURG, Ill. -- The CEO of Pekin's Reditus Labs was jailed Friday night in Galesburg accused of violating conditions of his bond while he awaits trial on charges of federal tax and mail fraud. The ...
Oct 15, 2022 (25 News)
AT&T Illinois to pay $23M in Madigan bribery case as new charges are filed
UPDATED 12:17 P.M. CHICAGO, Ill. - New federal charges face former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and one of his top confidants involving yet another big Illinois company. Madigan and Mike McClai...
Oct 14, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria car fire caused by arson
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the area of W. Garden Street and S. Westmoreland Avenue on reports of a car on fire early Thursday evening. Assistant Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Calho...
Oct 14, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Suspect in deadly North Carolina shooting identified as 15-year-old male
(Reuters) -The suspect in a shooting that left five people dead in North Carolina's capital city is a 15-year-old male, the local police chief confirmed on Friday, saying that he was in critical condi...
Oct 14, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Easter Seals' retired leader to be honored at Tribute Dinner in November
PEORIA, Ill. -- Retired President and CEO of Easter Seals Central Illinois, Steve Thompson, spent 42 years asking the community to open their hearts and pocket books to help kids. He tells WMBD's "The...
Oct 13, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD--Julia Bradley)
Two Connecticut police officers shot dead, one wounded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two officers in central Connecticut were killed and another wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance between a pair of siblings that also left the shooter dead, authori...
Oct 13, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in September; weekly jobless claims rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices increased more than expected in September and underlying inflation pressures continued to build up, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will de...
Oct 13, 2022 People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
